Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-bàdɪ́

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Adjective

cardinal number
2	Previous:	*-mòì
2	Next:	*-tátʊ̀

*-bàdɪ́ [1]

two

Alternative forms

*-bɪ̀dɪ́

Descendants

From *-bàdɪ́:

Mbunda: -vali
Umbundu: -vali

From *-bɪ̀dɪ́:

Chichewa: -wiri
Luba-Kasai: -bidi
Luganda: -biri
Rwanda-Rundi: -biri
Swahili: -wili, pili
Southern Bantu:
- Nguni: *-bilí
  - Northern Ndebele: -bilí
  - Phuthi: -bînî́ (?)
  - Swazi: -bilí
  - Xhosa: -biní (?)
  - Zulu: -bilí
- Sotho-Tswana:
  - Northern Sotho: -pedi
  - Sotho: -pedi
  - Tswana: -bedi
- Tsonga: mbirhi
- Venda: mbili

References

Entry 36 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

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[1] Entry 36 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3